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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Gentlemen:

I see no clear indication of bigotry in this thread. My pet peeve however, is the other side of the coin. Specifically, persons who exhibit a hypersensitivity to insult. Sometimes these persons appear to seek out opportunities to take offense at comments not intended to offend. When I was younger this approach to life was termed "carrying a chip on your shoulder". Unfortunately, society's current view seems to support this hypersensitivity.

I do not support that philosophy. I believe that it makes for far greater difficulty in communication. This difficulty is already quite pronounced in a format such as ours, in which the advantage of inflection, facial expression, and other personal communication assets are not available.